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re: New head of FEMA, not aware the country had a hurricane season
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:15 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:15 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:They provide planning and coordination staff to liaise with the state. The pre-positioning of response equipment is primarily done (particularly in Florida who does it quite well) through state to state compacts.
So, FEMA doesn't show up at all pre-storm or until after all the initial work is done?
If you want to see what FEMA does in general all you have to do is look at Western North Carolina. When there is the need for major infrastructure and housing they are nowhere to be found.
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Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:17 pm to LegendInMyMind
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So, FEMA doesn't show up at all pre-storm or until after all the initial work is done?
I don’t believe they show until a disaster area has been declared and the Feds approve, but they are tracking at all times.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:18 pm to SoDakHawk
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quote:Government agencies are full of incompetent morons.
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Not true. The rank and file workers can get things done. It's the politicians and political appointments that F things up, play games, and get in the way.
Oh it’s definitely true. Let me try to help some of you who haven’t worked for the Feds or don’t know anyone who does: While there are good, hardworking rank-and-file employees, there are also a significant number whose existence is a burden to the rest of the agency and the mission. You also have a significant number of federal government employees, including FEMA employees, who hate Trump and will act (or fail to act) to make him look bad.
And when will yall learn NOT to trust the press?? Some of yall will believe damn near anything.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:19 pm to LegendInMyMind
Have you ever even done this before? Do you even understand the delineation between state and federal functions? Who has title 32 versus title 10 responsibilities?
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:20 pm to Wolfhound45
I'm just reading what you write, baw.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:23 pm to LegendInMyMind
The state manages the emergency with local resources that are pre-positioned well prior to the event. The federal response does not come until much later and it is in support of the state (not the other way around). Have done this more times than I can count. Pretty straightforward stuff.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:08 am to dallastigers
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Is the below trash to you?
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Mr. David Richardson was previously appointed as the Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD). CWMD leads DHS efforts and coordinates with domestic and international partners to safeguard the United States against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
Mr. Richardson previously served as a United States Marine Corps ground combat officer. In uniform, he commanded artillery units, taught history at the George Washington University, strategy at the U.S. Army Field Artillery School, and Marine Corps Martial Arts. During the Long War, he served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa. Mr. Richardson was awarded for valor during combat operations.
Mr. Richardson hails from Waterford, Michigan. He received a B.S. in biology from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. He lives in Northern Virginia with his two sons.
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He was awarded for valor (Bronze Star with V device) during combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq and served three tours in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa.
He's not trash but nothing in this wall of text remotely qualifies him to run FEMA. He has zero experience in disaster preparedness or response. He may be a veteran but that doesn't make him a candidate to run a federal agency.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:43 am to jclem11
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I thought Trump only hired the best people?
He attempts to. Instead of using Dei practices that have caused many issues thus far.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:27 am to UltimaParadox
Anybody who reads a news story like this and immediately believes it is an idiot.
You may as well read People or Cosmo.
This is a poorly written trash gossip article.
“Four likely liberal government workers who clearly have reason to be butthurt about the state of their agency purportedly said that their boss said blah blah”
#journalism
You are letting biased, agenda-driven news rile you up about events that haven’t even happened yet.
There will likely be hurricanes this year. Let’s see how they do. If the response is botched, then criticize.
We just finished a four-year Presidency where a group of staffers led the country for a cancer riddled dementia patient.
It will be all right.
You may as well read People or Cosmo.
This is a poorly written trash gossip article.
“Four likely liberal government workers who clearly have reason to be butthurt about the state of their agency purportedly said that their boss said blah blah”
#journalism
You are letting biased, agenda-driven news rile you up about events that haven’t even happened yet.
There will likely be hurricanes this year. Let’s see how they do. If the response is botched, then criticize.
We just finished a four-year Presidency where a group of staffers led the country for a cancer riddled dementia patient.
It will be all right.
This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 6:43 am
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:51 am to dallastigers
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Found him after serving over 20 years as a Marine officer including 3 tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa including being awarded a Bronze Star for combat operations in the Anbar Province, Iraq.
What does that have to do with running FEMA?
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:59 am to GetCocky11
Nothing
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:01 am to Buryl
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Some of yall will believe damn near anything.
That is a fact.
They'll engage in a debate about some made-up graph some numbnuts found on TikTok.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:06 am to jclem11
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I thought Trump only hired the best people?
The one legitimate comparison I think you can make between Trump and the Nazis is that the Nazis promoted people based on their loyalty to Hitler and to the ideology, and since they promoted based on that instead of actual competence they gradually became more and more dysfunctional.. sounds pretty familiar, right?
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:06 am to jclem11
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I thought Trump only hired the best people?
The best people for his agenda. Say what you will but, if you want to eliminate FEMA, putting a dolt in charge of the agency is a great way to justify eliminating it after a while.
This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 7:07 am
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:08 am to crispyUGA
. Look at all the TDS shitheads in this thread. GFY.Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:08 am to VolSquatch
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The one legitimate comparison I think you can make between Trump and the Nazis is that the Nazis promoted people based on their loyalty to Hitler and to the ideology,
LOLOL
Now this is the level of TDS I love to see.
This poster here is fighting the Nazis everyone. Look at how awesome they are!
LOLOLOLOL
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:13 am to EZE Tiger Fan
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This poster here is fighting the Nazis everyone. Look at how awesome they are!
If you actually read the post, I'm essentially calling any other comparisons between Trump and Nazis bad ones. The one example I used isn't even something that is specific to the Nazis, that is something that is true across MANY dysfunctional organizations.
I voted for the guy, but I'm going to call out when he is doing dumb shite.
He is doing a lot of dumb shite.
This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 7:14 am
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:16 am to VolSquatch
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The one legitimate comparison I think you can make between Trump and the Nazis is that the Nazis promoted people based on their loyalty to
Now that's an impressive flex.
Most organizations promote from within, with a keen eye towards someone loyal to the mission, and a clear understanding of goals.
The Nazis didn't invent that.
Read a history book about our own (very successful) military.
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